Reversible nozzle for shipping containers



Dec. 31, 1946.

G. H. W. DOOSE REVERSIBLE NOZZLE FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS Filed Dec. 18,1944 l I I I [H Inventor 'aZrZeZ/f H4 Z0086.

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REVERSIBLE NOZZLE FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS Y I Gabriel H. W. Doose, NewOrleans, La.

' Application December 18, 1944, Serial No. 568,698

3 Claims. (Cl. 222-539) This invention relates 'to a container forshipping and dispensing oil and other liquids, and has more particularreference to improvements in containers of the kind having a reversiblenozzle so mounted on the body of the container. that 5 8 of a size toscrew onto the neck- 6 and a larger it will be within the body forshipping purposes end portion ill of a size to have the cap 8 threadedand may be reversed to extended position for distherein. The portions 8and [0 of the adapter pensing purposes. are connected by an offset l Iwhich forms an in- The primary object of the present invention ternalannular shoulder on which is seated a reis to provide a container of theabove kind in- 10 movable closure disc l2. The disc l2 has itsmarcluding a body having a threaded neck, a nozzle, gin clamped betweenthe shoulder formed by the and improved means for reversibly mountingthe oflset II and the margin of the flat circular nozzle on the neck andfor closing the nozzle when v wall of the cap 8, and it acts to closethe adjacent the latter is disposed within the body for shipping largerend of the nozzle or spout I when the latpurposes. l5 ter is disposed toextend into the body 5, as shown Another object of the invention istoprovide in Figures 1 and 2, with the cap 8 threaded onto a container ofthe above kind having a nozzle the neck 6. By threading the cap 8 oil ofthe which is slanted to facilitat accurate dispensing neck 6, the nozzle1 may be withdrawn from the of the contents at the desired point, andprovided container 5, and when the'nozzle and parts carwith an air inletnear its base and at the side ried thereby are inverted, the smallerportion 9 which is uppermost when dispensing the contents of the adaptermay be threaded onto the neck of the body, so as tofacilitate entranceof air 6 so as to position the nozzle 1 in an extended into the body andthe nozzle and thereby facilitate position outside of the body fordispensing purflow of the contents from the body. poses. When this isdone, the larger end of the The exact nature of the present inventionwill no le ay be pe y removing the closure be clearly apparent from thefollowing descripdisc I2. In order to permit re-use of the closure tionwhen considered in connection with the acdisc l2, it must be removedwhen the nozzle is companying drawing, and the invention consistsinverted to the position of Figure 3, and the cap in the novel form,combination and arrangement 8 is removable from the adapter portion 18for of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown this purpose. inthe drawing and claimed. -It will be apparent that when the body 5 is Inthe drawing, wherein like reference 'charsubstantially horizontallypositioned, the nozzle acters indicate corresponding parts throughout Iwill slant downwardly to the point at which the the several views:contents are being dispensed, and will not be in Figure l is aview,partly in elevation and partly the line of vision, thus permittingaccurate disbroken away and in section, of a shipping and dispensingcontainer embodying the present invention, the spout or nozzle being.positioned within the body of the container for shipping.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary view of the upper portion of the containershown in Figure 1, substantially in central vertical section.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 with the nozzle reversed so as tobe in extended position for dispensing purposes.

Referring in detai1 to the drawing, the present container comprises asuitable body 5 having a the neck 6 of the body 5. The cap 8 is arrangedso that its threaded rim or skirt surrounds the adjacent end of thespout or nozzle 1, and the nozzle or spout is disposed at an angle orslanted relative to the axis of the cap 8.

The invention further includes a tubular adapter having a smallerthreaded end portion charge of the contents at the point desired. Thenozzle I is provided at its larger or base end with an air inlet openingI3 that is located in the side of the nozzle which is uppermost duringthe dispensing operation. This opening facilitates entry of air into thenozzle at its inner end and into the upper portion of the body 5 so asto facilitate the flow of the contents from said body 5 and through saidnozzle I. The length of the nozzle 1 and the degree of slant given tothe same are only restricted by the depth of the body and the diameterthereof, respectively.

From the foregoing description, it is believed that the construction andoperation, as well as the advantages of the present invention, will bereadily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. It willbe apparent that the device may be conveniently and economicallymanufactured and assembled and is convenient to use and highly efficientin use.

What I claim is:

l. A shipping and dispensing container comprising a body having aprojecting threaded neck, a tapered nozzle, a, threaded cap having acentral opening and removably threaded onto said neck with the nozzleprojecting into the body,

' said nozzle having its larger end rigidly attached to the cap incommunication with said opening and arranged so that the skirt portionof the cap surrounds the larger end portion of the nozzle, a tubularadapter having a threaded smaller opening 0! the cap and the larger endor the nozzle, the adapter being removable from the cap to permitremoval of the closure disc, the nozzle being positionable in anextended position outside the body when the cap is threaded into thelarger threaded end portion of the adapter and the smaller end portionof the adapter is threaded onto the neck.

2. The construction defined in claim 1, wherein the nozzle is slantedrelative to the cap and extends adjacent a side and near the bottom ofthe body.

3. The construction defined in claim 1, wherein the nozzle is slantedrelative to the cap and extends adjacent a side and near the bottom ofthe body. and wherein the nozzle is provided at its larger end and adjacent the cap with a transverse air inlet opening through the sidethereof which is disposed uppermost when the container is used fordispensing purposes.

GABRIEL H. W. DOOSE.

